Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1925, Page 60

PLANTOTAKEPART T IN'SILVER JUBILEE AutoTotive Trade Associa-E tion to Send Delegates to New York Show. In view of Washington's forghcom- Ing annual automobile exhibition | embers of the Washington Automo- tive Trade Assocfation are planning officially to attend the silver jubilee show in New York next week | In addition to inspecting the new models during the exclusively trade showing prior to the formal opening, many members will stay over for the days following in order to study the sublic’s reaction to the new offerings, according to Rudolph Jose, chalrman the organization’s show committee. The show committee, he says, is narticularly interested in making this vear's display in the District a motor- {st's show in every particular, and its sojourn at the siiver jubilee exhibi- in New York is to be for the pur- pose of determining what motorist wants in the way plays Will Inspect ANl Models. ‘With many manufacturers making 2 long line of care—too many for any nne dealer to exhibit in full,” says Mr. | foms, “it is essential to know just | | the of dis- which models the public Is most likely | o be interested in. The models the | public takes a special liking to at the | New Werk exhibition will, accord- | ngly, be among those featured at the local display, January 24 to 31. ‘From all indications it appears | that the motoring public will take a special interest in three different | pes of cars, These are the low- priced quantity-production closed | :ars, the higher grade closed cars | and the very fancy roadster or sport touring type of car. Sales duing the | past few months have indicated such | a peference among car buvers, but | he New York show may tell a dif- terent stor { It i6 with a view to making the | National Capital show the most prac- | tical motor car exhibit ever attempted | in this city that the committee will stay over in New York, following the | trade day n order to feel e pulse of the public. | Feel Pulse of Prospective Owners. “The Washington Automotive Trade | p. clation is part larly interested in feeling the pulse of those men and | women who are not as yet car owners. | What will they demand In the way of | oxhibitions? And will their tastes be | different from those of the 15,000.000 | persons who are already owners? “The motoring public Teveals its preference in its purchases. With the general public, however, it 15 quite different. [ “Suppose the general public should | take & liking to some of the models that are not so popular at the present moment. Conceivably there might be | a vogue for roadsters with disappear- ing rear seats. There might be a d mand for the seven-passenger closed | model. Or again. public might center upon those models which | manufacturers continue merely to | satisfy a small but valued clientele that does not fall in with the general trends. Important Sales Factor. “No one can predict with as: just what the general public will de- | mand, and this general public is still | an important sales factor. It must | be satisfled, otherwise it is unwilling | 1o invest in cars and join the great | and growing motor clan | “On the other hand, it highly im- portant to see that these newcomers do not buy models that are impracti- cal for their needs. Here the ex- | perience of old line car owners is particularly valuable. Regardless of what particular extra models are fea- | tured at the Washington show the | Washington Automotive Trade Asso- ciation will be careful to have on dis- play all versfons of the several most nopular types of cars, both as a means of satisfying veteran motorists | and as a means of showing newcom- ers what the veteran otorists have found to be most practical for gen- eral use." AIDS REPAIR WORK. Monkeywrench Will Hold Small Piece Effectively. When one is out on the road it is sometimes found necessary to use a| vise or other clamping fixture to hold 2 small piece while work iIs being done on it In some cases a pair of pliers will answer, though this leaves only one hand free to do the work. A method by means of which small cces may be held securely utilizes | the jaws of a monkey wren set so | that the piece may be placed between | them, together with a bolt of con-| venient length. By turning the nut| untfl it tighter firm grip is se-| cured on the piece. The wrench may | held on the running board with | the foot, thus leav the hands irte‘ to operate satisfactorily A ance Every Little Helps. L to save time on change is to remember to lay holts down in such a wa inside is facing upward. This pre- vents any dirt from getting in the threads where they commence, and | ius prevents delays in screwing o he bolts. Which side is the inside? | ¥ side, of course. That's the | o that scrapes against the lug as| you tighten up the bolt. a A Real Motor Car For Real Washingtonians You certainly have notic Buick and this progressive to describe, but it's a kinsh the Buick fits into the scheme of things. More and more new-car preference for this car tha geographical conditions. It next ear, too! ride in any Buick model on o “feel” of this strong master Drive it yourself and you'll win yourself to Buick STANLEY H. HORNER Retail Dealer 1015 14th Street | that we've grown up it's Star | “1 wonder it T can trust this party interest |stray grease or ofl onAhe engine base, | lubrication We would like very much to have you The Sunda THE y Motorist | An Abridged Magazine for Car Quwners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN 14 Now Shift, In our youth we plared the gnme of Hop, Skip and Jump. Stoy > . A New Ye;r Sermonette. It is no longer a laughing matter to be summoned to court for a traflie violation. Times change. A motorist's traflic misdemeanor used to be light conver- sation for the drawing room, the ga- rage or the office. Today it belongs to_the underworld. But it takes time to switch over to the new basis, and In the mean- time a lot of people are having a omewhat difficult time of it trying to get it through their heads that there isn't any material difference beween stealing something off a counter.and stealing some one else's right to safety. It was a novelty to e arrested when the automoblile first came into popularity becanse the automobile taking people out into a new complexity of social existence that was not found at the fireside. But novelties wear off. When you are arrested nowadays or violating some traflic regulation | your friends may laugh with you| and make you feel {t wasn't your fault, but in their hearts they have lost a certain amount of confidence in you “The cop wasn't looking, so I took a chance on parking my car for a| few minutes,” you éxplain And your friend thinks to himse!?, Maybe if 1 wasn't'looking he'd be helping himself to my wateh.” It's just & thought. But the world is run on thoughts, and no conscien- | tious motorist dare flirt with the| wrong kind It's an asset to obey the motor or- dinances, Can You Anu;er These? Is tin used really extensively in| the manufacture of motor cars, or is the Tin Lizzie idea just a jest? When is it permissible and advis- able to set the hand throttle control for a faster {dling engine? What make of car, now extinct, had no actual connection between the engine and the propellor shaft, and on what principle did it operate? (Think these questions over during | the week and look for the answers in | this column next Sunday.) ! Not to Be Slighted. Even the most consclentious owner frequently fails to extend his clean- | ng to cover some of the small but | continually | essential points, and the result is that | clutch disengaged. many a pampered car gives a lot of unnecessary trouble. The owner| spends perhaps the major part of a| Saturday afternoon cleaning the en- gine to make it look spic and span, vet he may overlook cleaning the in- side of the distributor head where there may have collected enough dirt to give trouble. He is very particu- lar to see that there isn't a drop of yet he may overlook the Importance of steering his cleaning implements toward the fan pullevs to the end that there shall be no possibility of belt slippage by reason of any stray on them. Too much | cleaning is superficial to a point where all the dirt that could possibly get in where it shouldn't be and give trouble actually does so. The owner may find himself a slave to his car without results This and That. A careless newspaper heading reads, “Auto Drivers Pay $146,007 in Finds.” The mistake is interesting. Were these unlucky drivers "“finds" for ambitious sheriffs, or “finds" for the officials who are honestly work- ing in the interests of greater high- way safety? It has been suggested that payment of these fines might have b2en in the nature of “finds” for some of the drivers who were wise enough to regard the arrest as a les- son in safety and sanity. A coming subject for discussion among the motor vehicle conference folk is the age limit on cars. We do not permit a driver to operate a car until he has reached the State's age limit, yet any car that will go, no WHOLESALE AND RETAIL RIMS FOR ALL WHEELS The Ruliable Tire Heses SERVICE ITRE Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. Westinghouse Air Springs Sales and Service Sheehan’s Garage L St. Near 19th N.W. Shechan’s Quick Service AUTO LAUNDRY L St. Near 19th N.W. Franklin 5617 CADILLAC SERVICE ed the kinship between the city. It’s something hard ip which makes you know buyers each month express t fits right in with local certainly should be your ur floor. Come and get the of the highway. Main 5296 | matter how decrepit, Is allowed to take its place on the streets and high- ways. It has been conservatively es- timated that about 13 per cent of the cars now in use should be junked. Legislation may some day change this “should” to “must.” Did You Know— That if the cngine has a tendency to overheat it is best to use giveerine and alcohol in equal parts, added to the water in the proportion needed. when préparing for freezing weather? This combination raises the boiling point, whereas alcohol alone added to water Jowers it, thus encouraging overheating. That if the brakes fail to hold well a quicker stop can be had by re- leasing them a moment and applying them again? It roughs up the brake lining and gives vou the advantage of the first grip of the bands which is the most effective in slowing down the car. It Is .to Ifiaugh, The claborate suggestions for at- | taching devices to cars for the pur- pose of automatically Indicating the speeder are interesting, but so long as police officers don’t turn a hair when cars are obviously speeding past them the field {s hardly a prom- ising one for inventors. 0il and Gas Soaked, When the news went broadcast that a steel bridge sfanning the (‘on- necticut River at Springfield, Mass., burned to a twisted mass within an hour's time, the question immediately arose s to how the wooden flooring of-such a bridge could possibly buru with such dire results. But the an- swer is quite simple, if one will note the condition of a wooden bridge flooring after a few years of auto- mobile traffic has passed over it. Oil and gasoline in dripping to the floor are absorbed by the wood to form a particularly combustible material, which, when ignited. furnishes an excellent medium for destruction | There are thousands of such bridges | safely | in the country, and as many garages with wood flooring. Let this experi- ence in Springfield be a lesson learned. Wood has its place, but not for the accommodation of motor car: which continually drip the most com- bustible of fuel Worth B;membering. When the cluteh chatters as you are trying to coast through traffic ou can stop the annoyance by coast- ing in neutral rather than with the B is better for the clutch and gears to resort to this expedient, although it must not be | considered a cure for the trouble. Leaving your car close up against the back of another machine in the garage may result in blackening a portion of your front bumper. The carbon or soot from the exhaust of the other car when the engine runs fast in first starting will black ring on any nickel parts in its way. You have probably noticed black spots on the garage wall where exhausts have left their marks. Where the emergency brake oper- | ates on the propeller shaft just rear | motor vehicles exported this year— MR. EDWIN SUNDAY make a | WASHINGTON STAR, of the transmission, never apply it quickly when you can just as well come to 4 gradual stop with the serv- ice brakes and then apply the emer- gency. Many drivers pull up on the emergency quickly, with the result that the whole car rocks backward and forward for an instant. This adds a little more unwelcome play, or loose motion, to the pinfon and differential. What Should It Cost With the examination of motor ve- hicle operators coming to the fore as the logical solugfon to the problem of carelessness on the streets and high- ways — periodic examinations, not these perfunctory processes of “just getting by with it"—the motoring public has good reason to demand some figures on the actual cost of giving an examination. Ohio motorists are up in arms over a proposed law whereby a fee of $4 would be asked for every examina- tion. This is highway robbery which will not be tolerated hy the public. It the funds are needed for rngad bullding the public .demands a stralghtforward tax, not methods that admit of camouflage and diversion of public funds into doubtful channels. Going and Coming. T Sing a song of six gents, Pockets full of gold, Speeding to the border Where they know it's sold 1 - Sing a song of six gents Pockets full of ry Waiting at the custoins, Hoping to get by (Copsright, 1825.) | AUTO MANUFACTURERS PREDICT RECORD BUSI- | ‘ NESS COMING YEAR | upon uniform marking signs. We | see Indianapolis embarking on & pro- gram of eliminating bottle necks | which are choking the main thor- oughfares. All thése are signs of a| growing engineering and executive intelligence which will result in mov- ling traic more ecasily and more Latin American Market | “All the world needs more motor transportation. Every country recog- | nizes that it is impossible to establish | raflway routes leading to every vil- |lago. The service of the motor car.| the motor truck, the motor bus absolutely essential to a fully deve oped civilization. Europe realizes | this partially, though many clements | of prejudice still exist there. Aus- | tralia ‘and the Orient are very ac- | tively In the market. Both { America and Mexico are taking tive steps to accelerate this progr Mexico is sending to the United States this Winter a delegation to make a particular study of motor vel in America. Following the highway conference {held In this country in 1924, the South and Central American Repub- | lics are staging this year a road co gress in Buenos Alres, which is e | pected to stimulate a program of | highway construction in these coun- | | tries | " “When such developments get un- it Is clear that the 380,000 is | | der way D. BARKER Formerly of S. J. MEEKS & SON MR. CHARLES E. BARNES Formerly of the DONOHOE MOTOR CO. Desire to announce to their many friends and patrons that they are now connected a MANAGER and SALES MANAGER with the STROBEL MOTOR CO., Inc. 1425 Irving St. N.W. —for every ‘We can fit you out tery and have it in your car in five minutes. Threaded Rubber whichever you prefer. Rubber. “The boss forgot to tell you that we agree to replace Threaded Rubber Insulation if it does not last for the life of the plates,” says Little Amperc. Washington-Battery Company 1621-23 L Street N.W. Willard RADIO Batteries Willard AUTOMOBILE Batteries Willard FARM LIGHTING Batterics It makes the battery last longer. s make of car with a brand new bat- or Wood' Insulation, We suggest Threaded Main 180 3 | corporation was available. | and other systems making use of mo- D. C, JANUARY 4, 1925—PART 3. which was a new record—will seem like a small figure. “We have talked for years of the replacement market, meaning the purcliase of vehicles to take the place of those which go out of use each year. This Is another way of saying that the automobile has become & fixed item in the family budget. The new car tends to be purchascd out of income rather than capital. Whether or not the time payment sale is .the most desirable way to handle it de- pends on the individual circumstances, but this credit basis permits a large number of familles to include motor transportation in their budget who might_not otherwise be able to do so. The purchase of homes, planos, and most articles requiring a large expenditure s arranged for in the same way. s “Automoblle paper is being very well handled. Dealers and finance com- panies are investigating the credit risks carefully, so that assurvey of leading companies in this business brought out the fact that their losses on this Hne of credit were but .15 of 1 per cent More Avallable Routew. methods of transportation s the or- der of the day. In fact, there are now more than 207 railway companies in this country which are making use of motor vehicle equipment. The progress In the use of motor busses is amazing. In 1922 there were 60 railway companies operating 340 busses, and today there are more than 168 companies operating over 2,500 vehicles of this type. These figures do not include the great number of independent bus lines, some of them very sizable. In New York City, for instance - there are approximately a thousand’ motor busses. “We would ignore the fundame Cold Weather Asset tal = “The surfacing of our highways is golng forward at the rate of about 40,000 miles per year. The Federal highway system when completed in 10 or 15 years will link together all | centers of population of 5,000 ana | over. This will comprise a road sys- tem of approximately 180,000 miles. This is another way of saying that & greatly increased number of routes ls being made available. The motor vehicle 18 but half of the equipment needed for proper motor transporta- tion. Its successful and economica: o sideration of motor travel we did not [ReW lands. | “This recogni fact that the moblle is a satistaction of the pi spirit. “The motor car, the and the motor bus ar. | time. Th I feel t we rvice, auto- | i more n is a manifestation lef impulses which s country, it t motor truck |« the savers of veniences. They [ preservation of one of 1 ‘nrv- an investment in our economic |ities of mankind wealth, but more urgent than all| these factors in the continued and | growing use of the automobile the fact that it will take a man where he wants to go when he wants to go. It takes him over the horizon. | will stand a closer ba It gives him the opportunity of get-|:'s efficiency with ting away from the humdrum of his | good measur | During cold weather in future years back upon this stage of mobile business, 1924 and 1925 stand out as vears in which motor truck and the motor bus rapid forward strides. | “The time has come whenethe high | t of transportation and the eco- nomic losses due to delays in ship- ments will not longer be tolerated | by the public. “We have likewise arrived at a poiyt where the railroads see that the use of motor trucks will permit them to reduce the size of expensive terminal points in large cities, where it will save them the cost of expen- sive short haul operations; and that an apparent competitor is really pointing the way to transportation economies. ool look auto- will the took | we the Bardo, general manager of the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford road, stated at the New England Motor Transport Conference | that his line was ready to enter upon | store-door delivery service as soon as | an adequate independent trucking “With the Boston and Maine. the Pennsylvania, the New York Central Rosslyn, Va. tor truck equipment, 1t becomes clear They have a splash system. . high priced cars? priced cars. You have started—now try a tankful of Lightning Motor Fuel and you will get quick starting action at once. PENN OIL CO. no doubt tried to get a cold motor is foneer | commercial economic values, Contributes your that the integrating of different|tradition of America if in our con-|immediate surroundings and seeing worth even call the because of the built up to the finest qual- '*| MAKING BRAKES SAFER. brakeg a4 adjustment, added foy Phones West 166, Franklin 391 _IM[OITIOIRIS] | The Facts About LOW-COST TRANSPORTATION Chapter IV THOROUGH LUBRICATION SAVES MOTOR A D MONEY What kind of a lubrication system have most popular priced cars? What kind of a lubrication system have the motors in high class, They have a forced feed lubrication system. Why is the forced feed system better than the splash system? The forced feed system forces oil under pressure to the moving parts of the motor. It is admittedly the better system but due to its cost of mstallatlon it has heretofore only been used in high What kind of a lubricating system has the new Star Motor? A forced feed system like the high priced cars. How does the Star forced feed lubricating system operate? The oil is taken from the crank case through a strainer by a gear pump driven by the crank shaft. It is forced under high pressure through the drilled camshaft to the cam bearings. bearings carry the oil to the three main cranksfiaft which 1t is carried by leads in the main crankshaft to the connect- ing rod bearing. he oil from the silent chain and other parts. 1128-1130 Connecticut Ave. Open Sundays Slocombe Brothers, Alexandria, Va. Lonesome Pine Motor Company, Appalachia, Va. Ould Motor Company, Appomattox, Va. Auto Scrvice & Electrie Corn., Bedford, Va. Lencrome Fine Motor Company, Big Stone Gap, Va. J. E. Robertson, Blackstone, Va. Buick Motor Company, Bluefield, W. Va. Boykirx Moter Company, Boykins. Va. . S. Thomarn, Inc., Bridgswater, Va. Scl'loax Motor Company; Bristol; Va. v Piedmont Garag®, Charlottesville, V mwon Motor Cempany, Chatham, Va. le K. Troné, Clorendon, Swann Motor Company, Coeburn, Va. Scrvice Garage, Colonial Beach, Va. Crowe Serxfee Station, Crewe, Va. Eugen: Phillips, Culpeper, Va. Dant: Motor Corp., Dante, Va. ¥ond Drothers, Ednor, Md. Midway Service Station, Ewporia. Va. Enficld Motor Company, Enfield, Va. Venable Motor Company, Farmville, Va. Universal Secrvice Station, Front Royal, Va. Galex Moter Company, Galax, Va. Lor-:ome Pine Motor Company, Gate City, ¥a. Glovcester Motor Company, Gloucester, Va. Govclland Motor Company, Goochland, Va, Roland J. Carpenter, Indian Head, Md. IElRIIRIE Leads in these bearings from these bearings is thrown by cen- trifugal force to the cylinder walls, pistons and piston pin bear- ings. There is also a lead to the front end of the motor to lubricate Low-cost Transportation Star . cars HARPER MOTOR COMPANY, INC. Franklin 4307 . Branches—Richmond, Va., Roancke, Va. Open Evenings Associate Dealers in Virginia and Nearby Territory R. H. Chilton Co., Kilmarnock, Va. Loudoun Garage, Leesburg, Va. The Pooples Motor Company, Lexington, Va. Midland Motors, Inc., Lynchburg, Va. Cockrell’s Garage, Manassax, V Virginia Motor Company, Marion, Va. S. J. Bonewell, Morrison, Messick Motor Company, Newport News, Va. Seay Motor Company, Norfolk, Va. Wm. L. Calloway, Park Hail; Md. Red Star Garage, Princeton, W. Va. Mighway Garage, Radford, V Gwynn & Brown, Rich Creek, Va. Davis Brothers, Shemandoah, Va. Powell Motor Company, Standardville, Va. Nanscmond Motor Company, Suffolk, Va. Nathan Parker, Tappahannock, Va. Micdlcsex Motor Company, Urbanna, V. Winconsin Garage, Washington, D. €. S2lby Motor €ompany, Washington, D. C. Via Motor Company, Welch, W. Va. Rrooks Brothers, West Point, Va. Peninsular Garage, Willinmsburg, Va. C. 1. Johnson & Scn, Winginna, Va. Chrix M. Otey, Wytheville, Va. ¥ . Jori=n, Cobkx Creek, Va. Rivordale Garage, Riverdale, Md. Paxson & Pancoast, Purcellville, Va. Peatty Brothers, Marshail, Va. Winchester Hudson Company, Winchester, V. IEIEE